Kevin sat uncomfortably, the back of his shirt sticking to the green leather seat. For the umpteenth time, he readjusted his sitting position, feeling his sweaty palms slide against the seat. All around him, he felt accusing stares focused on him. Crying kangaroos, angry alligators, and animals of all sorts were glaring at the lone human on the train.
"Welcome to Animal Crossing! Have a good day!" The train monkey, Porter, said farewells to the passengers. All of a sudden, his expression noticeably changed his brow furrowing as he frowned. "Hey, Human, get off my train!" Porter nonchalantly looked away as he stuck his leg out in front of Kevin, causing the young man to topple over on to the pavement.
"Damn…" Kevin muttered as he inspected the ripped knee of his brand new denim jeans. "Guess this will go into the ripped pants pile, with every other pair of jeans I own… I hope there's a tailor in this town, I don't have any money for brand new jeans…" He explained to no one except himself.
"Keep moving! Stupid kid…" Porter yelled at the human.
Kevin stood up, his long orange hair falling in front of his face. He brushed it back behind his ears, and stepped down onto the soft, green grass. The boy winced as his jeans brushed against his knee, and for the first time, he realized it was bleeding. He limped over to a near pond, right next to a big brown house, and dipped his leg into the water. The cool, blue pond instantly soothed his knee, releasing a majority of the pain. For the first time since he left home, Kevin felt oddly relaxed. It felt off at first, considering he had spent 6 hours on a hot, stuffy train being glared at by many animals, and worrying about finding a house with as little money as he had.
His relaxation, unfortunately, was short-lived. Barely two minutes into his resting, Kevin heard a door open. "Hey! Get out of my point, you idiot human!" A deep voiced roared. All of a sudden, a black bull came charging at him. Getting up as fast as he could, Kevin ran, or in this case, limped away.
Due to his knee, Kevin couldn't outrun the bull. Realizing this, he started searching for some form of a hiding place. The closest thing to him, he noticed, was a house. Dodging a punch to the back of his head, he put the last of his effort into sprinting to the home. [i]Please be unlocked![/i] Kevin grabbed the door knob, threw open the door, dived inside of it, shut and then locked it, just before the animal reached him.
The pounding went on for what felt like hours, even though it couldn't have been more than a few minutes. After trying and failing to break the door down until he was exhausted, the bull gave up and returned to his house. Now safe, Kevin looked around the room for the first time. It was a quaint little place, with a green rug over a hardwood floor, a lamp resting on top of a cardboard box, and a tape deck in the corner. The wall paper, he noticed, matched the rug as it was also part of the green series. After a quick check upstairs, he noticed the bed was also green. Kevin gave a wry smile. "I could use a nap…" He muttered to himself.
Stepping toward the bed, he remembered the house wasn't his, and realized that it might already be owned by someone else. Reluctantly, he stepped away from the bed. He rapidly ran down the steps and out the door.
"Oh, it's a human." An animal on the other side of the door groaned. "I'm guessing you're here to by the house?" he asked.
"Uh, yeah, sure." Kevin answered, a little surprised by an animal just waiting outside an abandoned house for him.
Alright, just give me all your money and you can have it." The animal sneered.
"What If I have twice as much as the house is worth?" The boy interjected.
"I said give me all your money!" The tanooki half-shouted.
Reluctantly, Kevin gave him the money. "Can I have the house now?"
"What is this? Only one thousand bells? The house is worth more than twenty times that! You're lucky that I'm giving you this house at all." He signed a piece of paper and handing it to Kevin. "Now get out of here. I'm having someone look at the house about 50 feet away from yours, and there's no way they'll buy it if there's an ignorant human around." The animal said as it started to walk off to another house. Kevin walked inside his new home, and noticed the animal who sold his house talking to another animal, a pink squirrel.
"So, Ms…. Uh what is your name again?" The first animal asked the squirrel.
"Call me Peanut." She answered.
"Very well, Peanut, my name is Tom Nook." The tanooki said as he shook Peanut's hand.
"So, did you like this fine house?" He asked respectfully
"It looked great. I love it." Peanut smiled.
"Yes, so let's bargain. How much do you want to pay?" Tom Nook queried.
"Oh, I don't really have much money. How's one thousand bells sound?" Peanut haggled.
"Deal!" Tom Nook responded immediately, with a grin from ear to ear. He shook hands with Peanut and handed her a sheet of paper identical to the one he gave Kevin.
Indignant, Kevin stood up and dragged his feet upstairs, exhausted after a long day. Tired and pissed off, he lied down in bed, and fell asleep almost instantly.
[b]Author's notes: Today, I had to wake up at 6 AM to go participate in a science fair in a college about an hour away from where I lived. My group was the first to be judged, and then we had to wait 5 hours for the results. While waiting, I decided to write this. It looks fine now, but I'm sure when I look over it after I've gotten more than 5 hours of sleep, it won't seem as good as it did. As for the town being named Animal Crossing, I was thinking last night about the name of the game. I noticed that Animal Crossing could be the name of a town, and it fit into the story well. Expect a new chapter tomorrow, since I need about 3 chapters to enter a fanfic competition I've been invited too. Well, that's all for now. Please read and review.[/b]